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Shatterer of Worlds
It's compact, direct and mind melting -- and now its story has been told. Scott McLemee meditates on The Bhagavad Gita: A Biography.
The Two Cultures, 2.0
The real divide in higher education today is between faculty members and the education technology industry, writes David G. Halsted.
American Ignorance
The public is shockingly unaware of the world, and educators and civic leaders need to confront this problem, writes Sanford J. Ungar.
The Wrong Test
A major effort to track student learning in the American education system may be doomed because it does not distinguish between knowledge of subject matter and of computers, writes Eszter Hargittai.
Campus Carry vs. Faculty Rights
The spread of laws allowing guns on campus is a direct attack on faculty members' rights, writes Firmin DeBrabander.
Eco's Echoes
A handbook used by generations of students around the world is finally out in English. Scott McLemee recommends How to Write a Thesis.
Obama and Walker: Both Wrong
The president and the Wisconsin governor are both placing too much emphasis on a narrow vision for higher education that won't help students with their careers or true learning, write Matthew T. Hora, Ross J. Benbow and Amanda K. Oleson.